
Denis Quilley
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1927-12-26
- Died
- 2003-10-05
- Place of birth
- Islington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Denis Clifford Quilley · Денис Куилли
Biography
Denis Clifford Quilley was an English actor. From a family with no theatrical connections, Quilley was determined from an early age to become an actor and was taken on by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in his teens. After a break for compulsory military service he began a West End career in 1950, succeeding Richard Burton in "The Lady's Not For Burning". In the 1950s he appeared in revue, musicals, operetta and on television as well as in classic and modern drama in the theatre.
Known For
TV Shows (27)

The Avengers
1961

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Captain Waterhouse

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Dr Leon Sterndale

No Hiding Place
1959

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

ScreenPlay
1986
as Det. Chief Insp. Burrows

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as John Richard Everitt

Churchill's People
1974
as King Charles II
Festival
1963
as Knight/Tempter
Story Parade
1964
as Mike Weller

A.D.
1985
as Peter

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Cosmo

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Slasher Brown (voice)

Masada
1981
as General Marcus Quadratus

The Man in Room 17
1965
as Huston

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dick Sothers / Bob

Number 10
1983
as William Ewart Gladstone

Clayhanger
1976
as George Cannon

Timeslip
1970

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
1999
Noel's Telly Years
1996

The Desperate People
1963
as Larry Martin
Contrabandits
1967

The Marriage of Figaro
1994
as Bartolo
Murder of a Moderate Man
1985

A Wanted Man
1989
as DCI Burrows

Undermind
1965
Movies (25)

Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Foscarelli

Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Kenneth Marshall

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Weston

King David
1985
as Prophet Samuel

The Black Windmill
1974
as Bateson

The Shell Seekers
1989
as Cosmo

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall

Life at the Top
1965
as Ben

Sparrow
1994
as Baron Cesaro

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Lord Curzon

The Interrogation of John
1987
as Insp. Charteris

Mister Johnson
1991
as Bulteen

Privates on Parade
1983
as Acting Captain Terri Dennis

Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980
as Self/Sweeney Todd

Foreign Body
1986
as Prime Minister
The Crucible
1980
as Reverend Samuel Parris

Memed My Hawk
1984
as Rejeb
The Swindler
1963
as Dick Sothers

In This House of Brede
1975
as Sir Richard
A Walk in the Dark
1982
as Carter
The Gong Game
1965
as Bob

Orpheus in the Underworld
1983
as Jupiter / Napoleon III

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984
as Self

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

Iolanthe
1966
as Strephon
About Denis Quilley
Denis Clifford Quilley was an English actor. From a family with no theatrical connections, Quilley was determined from an early age to become an actor and was taken on by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in his teens. After a break for compulsory military service he began a West End career in 1950, succeeding Richard Burton in "The Lady's Not For Burning". In the 1950s he appeared in revue, musicals, operetta and on television as well as in classic and modern drama in the theatre. With 52 credits spanning from 1951 to 1999, Denis Quilley has appeared in 25 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Denis Quilley Movies
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) — as Foscarelli
- Evil Under the Sun (1982) — as Kenneth Marshall
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — as Weston
- King David (1985) — as Prophet Samuel
- The Black Windmill (1974) — as Bateson
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